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Pacific Halibut Bite Yet to Catch Fire
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MAY 29, 2025



Up and down the North Coast, the story has been very similar. Where are the Pacific halibut, and when will the bite turn full tilt? To date, it’s been a slow start to the season, but certainly no need to panic. To be fair, the month of May has seen its share of wind and unfishable days, which has put...
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Holiday Weekend Anglers Have a Plenty of Choices
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MAY 22, 2025



For North Coast anglers, Memorial Day weekend provides an excellent opportunity to try your luck at a variety of fish species and locations. With plenty of options on the table, the biggest decision might not be if you want to go, but where. Here are a few of the options that will hopefully make your decision a little easier this...
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Pacific Halibut Season Off to Sluggish Start
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MAY 16, 2025



Lack of effort, ocean conditions, or lack of fish, whatever the reason may be, it’s contributing to another slow start to the Pacific halibut season, eerie similar to last year. If I had to guess, I’d say it’s a combination of the first two. Since the season opened on May 1, there’s been just a few days which boats were...
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Lake Sabrina Boat Landing opens today
by Lake Sabrina Boat Landing Staff, MAY 15, 2025
Lake Sabrina

Lake Sabrina Boat Landing opens today, Thursday, May 15th for our new 2025 season! Tackle shop hours: 7am - 6pm We currently have a handful of smaller motorboats on the water & will add more to the fleet as lake levels rise. No cafe or pie just yet. Coming soon… Book boat rentals online or call the shop! See y’all soon! #LakeSabrina #Bishop ...
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The Twins are still producing some very nice fish
by Jim Akenson, MAY 11, 2025
Twin Lakes (Bridgeport)

The Twins are still producing some very nice fish as well with reports coming in from anglers getting into some nice 3 to 5 pounders up there. Trolling has been good with Rapalas, KC lures, needlefish and Thomas Bouyants and bait fishing has been good with power bait, mice tails and inflated crawlers. We haven’t heard much about fly fishing...
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Salmon Fishing or No Salmon Fishing?
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, MAY 5, 2025

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

Happy Cinco De Mayo!!   As of right now it looks like we will have a third year with no Salmon Fishing for the state of California! On May 15th the PFMC will make the discission. From what I have been able to find out is that the CDFW is going to recommend that there shall not be any In-River Sport Fishing for...
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